The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-02-28
FUNERAL OBSEQUIES
Burial Of the Late Princess Like
like.
An Imposing Ceremonial - Special
Services at Ihe Palace and
Royal MausOIeum-The
Procession, Etc.

Yesterday was the day appointed for!
the funeral Of Her Royal Highness the
late Princess Likelike. The weather.
was all that could be desired Elabo-!
rate preparations had been made by theI
Iofficers charged with the duty of carry!
ing out the details of the funeral, and inI
no single instance was there the slight
lest deviation or confusion. Every de-
tail was observed, resulting in a specta-
lcle as magnificent as it was solemn and
Imposing. The funeral cortege wasI
under the direction of His Excellency
sGoyernOr Curtis p. Iaukea, assisted by
sthe Hon. John A. Cummins, Quarter
smaster General NOwlein Majors A. B.
Hayley, w. r. Unmatched, S. Parker
land w. II. Cornwell, Equerries-in-
Waiting, and Colonel James II. Boyd of
! His Majesty's Staff. Major j. d. Holt,
Aide-de-Camp to the COMMANDMENTS
Chief, and Major II. F. Bertlemann of
1 the Governors staff, were also on duty
during the day.
{ SPECIAL SERVICE AT THE PALACE.
At 80 o'clock a special service was
sheld in the Throne room. Verbal in
I vitations had been sent out to a large
number of the friends OF the deceased
Princess, and they all attended. The
scoffin was covered with the black pail,
( and there was a profusion OF beautiful
FLOWERS. His Majesty the King, H. R.
Eel. Princess Liliuokalani, Hon. A. S. Cleg-
shorn, H. r. H. Princess Kaiulani and
Z II. r. H. Princess POOmaikelani were
spresent. The Sisters of ST. Andrews
sPriory, with their pupils, also attended
the service. The morning service Of the
! Anglican ritual with special psalms was
Simpressively read by the Rev. Alex
sander Macintosh. The canticles and
the hymn, Forever with the Lord, y
were sung by the usual quartette choir,
Hwhile the hymn, Nearer My God to
Thee" was sung in Hawaiian by the Ka-
3 waihau Club.
THE FUNERAL SERVICE.
AS announced, the funeral service
stook place at l o'clock p. m. in the
sThrone room. Long before that hour
those who had received invitations be-
I gan to arrive and took the seats set apart
5for them. The floral offerings were
sbeautiful and comprised air kinds of
devices, crosses, crowns, pillows, a
sbroken pillar, wreaths, etc. Their Maj
sesties the King and Queen, H. r. II.
5Princess LiliuOkalani and II. r. H.
Princess Poomaikelani occupied seats on
athe dais, which was heavily draped
with black At the head of the coffin
kssat the Hon. a. S. CleghOrn, husband OF
sthe deceased Princess, and II. r. II.
ssPrincess Kaiulani, her daughter. To the
Fright were His Majesty's Ministers, the
aJustices of the Supreme Court and the
president and members of the Legisla-
Stive Assembly. To the left were the
1Governesses and Governors of the differ
Gent islands, Members of the Kings
aPrivy Council, House of Mobiles anC
&Circuit Judges At the foot of the cot
Afn stood a massive candelabra and {
l@crucifiX on a table, upon which va:
Sspread white cloth. Near this was the
9sBishop of Honolulu and the clergy o
SSSt Andrews Cathedral. At the lower
lend of the room the Diplomatic Repre-
4ssentatives of America, England, France
SsPortugal and Japan occupied the from
ssseats, while behind them were the Con
s@sular Representatives in the Kingdom
gall of whom were present. The choir anC
4organist occupied position at the Wal
sslliki corner of the room, near the from
ssveranda As the Royal family and the
8 bishop and clergy entered the Throne
Groom a few minutes after l o'clock, al
GIN MemOriam' funeral march for the
%late Princess was played on the organ
8 Bishop of Honolulu, after which the
Schoir of the second congregation of st
sAndrew's Cathedral sang the 90tt
psalm to a chant composed by Fl. R. H
Princess LiIiuokalani. This was followed
Sby the hymn, Through all the Changing
EScenes of Life" sung by the Hawai-
shau Club, who occupied positions Oh
seither side of the body, several of them
CAT the same time waving kahilis over
Sthe coffin. The lesson from the fifteenth
schapter of the first epistle of Corinthians
&was then read by the Rev. George
3Wallace, after which the hymn,
B. When Our Heads are Bowed with
8Woe," was sung by the Cathedral choir
sand the service was concluded. As the
distinguished company left the Throne
room Handels ''Dead March in SauF'
Swas played on the organ.
81 START OF PROCESSION.
9 The line OF procession was formed out
Bslde the Palace grounds on King street
SIhe military companies, bands, retain
Gers OF the deceased family, servants Of
ssthe Royal Household and Konohikis
swere ranged on the Eva side of Kine
ssstreet from the Palace gate, and the
zChancellor of the Kingdom, Ministers O.
Estate, Judges, etc, occupied the Wal
|sskiki side of King street, leaving a space
NhptWeeD for the cafafa lone kabili hear